The Indiana Pacers are not the slowest team in the NBA, but they’re close to it. Only Memphis plays at a slower pace (94.9 possessions per game) than the Pacers do (96.4). Which means…something, I guess. If you watch any Pacers broadcast, or read most Pacers blogs, or follow Pacers twitter, “pace of play” has been a popular bugaboo these days. Like this:
Yet we play at the slowest pace in the league
— Jacob Daniels (@JoliverDaniels) November 8, 2018
And this:
Pacers gotta speed up their pace this game, Boston is too good in half court defense
And more:
I get it, we’ve all done it.